Chapter 676 Cornmeal

Village chief Luo told Luo Xin's family all the news he knew.

Until Village Chief Luo went to the next house, Luo Xin and Lin Shan were still in shock and excitement.

The two were so excited that they couldn't speak for a while, but the light in their eyes was so bright and shining.

“That’s really great!”

"Yeah, I didn't expect that we would have something to do right at our doorstep and could even earn ancient coins."

"This Miss Su and Mr. Gu are good people."

"Just now our village chief said that Miss Su also taught us to identify several kinds of food. Later, we should follow Sister Ma to identify and learn."

"Yes, we should learn from them so that we can have more kinds of food to eat."

Both of them became excited and felt that life seemed to have more hope.

Even when cooking dinner, when Lin Shan was making wild vegetable soup, he added egg flowers.

The whole family ate the wild vegetable soup and found it extremely delicious.

Especially during meals, when Luo Xin talked to his mother, the old lady suddenly became energetic.

"Is this true?"

The old lady really couldn't believe it.

Luo Xin said seriously: "Mom, this is of course true. The village chief would not lie to us."

"Besides, there's a noble living in the village recently. You know, he's very capable."

The old lady did know that the noble girl had saved Shi Ye from the village.

If it weren't for the noble lady's superb medical skills, no one would know what Shi Ye looked like.

The old lady was a little excited. "If the noble lady builds a workshop here and hires people to work, it will be a good thing for our village."

Luo Xin said: "That's natural."

"The village chief will go to each household today and tell them that he will gather everyone to build a workshop tomorrow. Shan Niang will also be responsible for making lunch. The ingredients will be provided by the noble lady. You only need to be responsible for making the meal and you will be paid."

"It can be seen that the noble lady is also generous."

The old lady said happily, "That would be great."

"You must do your job well."

Luo Xin said, "Mom, don't worry. We will definitely work hard and will never bring shame to the villagers."

"Besides, if we do a good job, the noble lady will notice and maybe use us to work in the workshop."

They were looking forward to entering the workshop, but the village chief said that working in the workshop would earn them twenty ancient coins a day.

You can earn six hundred ancient coins in a month.

This is something they dare not even think about.

If he and his wife worked in a workshop together, they could earn one or two taels of silver a month.

Just thinking about it, Luo Xin felt his heart beating faster.

It also took them a long time to digest this news.

The old lady thought, no wonder her daughter-in-law added an egg to the wild vegetable soup.

On weekdays, we are reluctant to cook eggs at home.

However, during the time when she was ill with her back, her son and daughter-in-law were very filial and always gave her the delicious food at home.

She was reluctant to eat it, so she wanted to let her two grandsons eat it.

The old lady even felt at one point that she was a burden to her son and daughter-in-law. She was depressed and had no energy at all.

After hearing this news, I suddenly became energetic.

I am willing to eat more.

Luo Xin also said happily: "Mom, so you have to take good care of your health."

"If Shan Niang and I could both work in the workshop, the two children would still need their mother's help in taking care of them. They are still young, and I would be worried if we went out to work."

Lin Shan nodded and said, "Yes, mother, we still need you."

"And both Big Mao and Second Mao are very attached to you."

The old lady listened and felt a surge of energy. She said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of myself and look after the house when the time comes. It won't affect anything you do."

"If you can come back and rest at noon, I'll have dinner ready, and you can have a hot meal when you come back."

Seeing the old lady suddenly become motivated and energetic, Luo Xin and Lin Shan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Before, my mother had always looked listless and listless, and they were afraid that she would become depressed.

Their previous persuasion was useless.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this news, my mother was also happy.

Yes, even they were very excited.

Village chief Luo then visited many households in the village and selected a few people to cook, while he notified the others to be strong laborers to build a workshop.

Everyone was happy to hear the news.

Everyone was grateful to the noble Miss Su and Mr. Gu, and of course they were also grateful to the village chief.

It was also because the village chief was kind-hearted and busy entertaining the guests that the nobles were willing to help their village.

Otherwise, with your ability and strength, you can build a workshop in other places.

Why did we choose to build a workshop near their village? This is to help their village.

Besides, the village chief also said that the noble lady will open a pharmacy in the village in the future, and they can buy some spare medicine directly from the pharmacy at a cheap price.

This way they don’t have to worry about headaches or fevers.

Anyone who is injured can buy hemostatic medicine directly.

After hearing this, everyone felt even more grateful to Miss Su and Mr. Gu.

That night, when the villagers were having dinner, there was more laughter and joy.

The adults were happy, and the children felt the joyful atmosphere and started running and making noise as well.

Some of the younger ones didn’t quite understand what was going on, but they were happy when their parents told them that they could eat better in the future.

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On this side, Su Ruoyun was preparing to make cornmeal steamed cakes for dinner.

Luo Dazhuang and the others had heard Su Ruoyun talk about steamed cakes before, which made them even more curious.

Su Ruoyun asked them to follow and learn.

So the three of them watched from the side and helped to light the fire.

They only know that rice can be used to make rice cakes, but they never knew that cornmeal can also be used to make cakes.

I don't know what cornmeal cakes look like.

But after they tasted the delicious food made by Sister Su, they felt that what Sister Su cooked must be delicious.

So the three of them looked at Su Ruoyun's actions with anticipation.

After Su Ruoyun prepared everything, she took out a dough bowl and said, "First pour in the cornmeal, then use hot water to make the noodles..."

"Just keep stirring while pouring hot water on the noodles..."

"Stir slowly until all the cornmeal is mixed into granules, like this."

Luo Dazhuang and the other two watched, listened, and then took it all in their minds.

"Then beat two eggs and stir...it tastes better this way."

Although Su Ruoyun knew that eggs were also precious things to the villagers, she still had to beat the eggs.

Later, when the workshop opened, the villagers started working in the workshop and could get paid. As their family lives improved, they were willing to eat eggs.

When I was in Liuhe Village, the villagers were reluctant to eat eggs at first. They saved up chicken eggs and duck eggs, and after accumulating a certain number, they took them to the town to sell.

But ever since Third Aunt built a workshop in the village, every household in the village has someone working in the workshop. The whole family works diligently and earns at least one or two taels of silver a month.

Now that conditions in the village have improved, people no longer have to save eggs and be reluctant to eat them.

Many families no longer save eggs, but instead cook and eat the eggs laid by the chickens for the whole family.

So it depends on everyone’s living conditions.

Once you have money in your hands, you will naturally be willing to spend money on delicious food.

Then add a little koji and a little sugar.

These are the seasonings that Su Ruoyun brought herself.

When I was in my hometown, I used old dough as a fermentation starter.

But later, Third Aunt taught them how to make their own koji, so she also learned how to make koji.

Then stir thoroughly until everything is melted.

"Add white flour to this."

"White flour is slightly less than corn flour. For example, three bowls of corn flour can be used with two bowls of white flour..."

Stir well again.

Su Ruoyun stirred it until it became a little thick.

Luo Sanzhuang said: "Sister Su, this is the same as batter."

Su Ruoyun smiled and said, "Just stir it until it's almost like batter."

Then brush a little oil in a large bowl, pour the batter in, cover with gauze and let it ferment.

"Let this rise for a while. Once it's risen, it will be twice as big as this batter."

In order to make the batter rise faster, Su Ruoyun placed it in a warm place.

Wait until it's getting dark in the evening, then wake up.

Cover Su Ruoyun with a clean cloth and steam her in a pot of cold water.

Luo Dazhuang took the initiative to help with the fire.

When Ma and the village chief came back, they smelled a fragrance.

“Smells so good!”

"I think Miss Su is making some more food."

In the afternoon, Ma went to the mountains to dig some wild vegetables, while Village Chief Luo went from house to house to talk about building a workshop.

That's why I came back late.

They were indeed hungry, and the smell of the fragrance made them both very excited.

They knew that what Miss Su cooked was especially delicious.